The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-07-02
world are far very fur, from the truth as


world, are far, very far, from the truth as
they actually find H. Prof Boyessen says
"Among the many with whom | nave
talked, of recent years, the sentiment was
not uncommon that II man worked rs
hard Ia Norway and Sweden rs he Is
Obliged TO In the United States, he wou'd
he quite as we'll of, and have very mach
more agreeable life than. he ever couid
hone for here, when he must always ieei
himself a stranger" and this is douOtless
true of all other immigrants from whatever
country they may have come The buoyah''
enthusiastic feeling for American institn'
tions has sadly diminished; and In Its
place has arisen u sulen ind ference IN re-
gard 10 all political questions which no not
directly effect their pockets and as disap
poin,ment deepens with growing age the
country Is held responsible for their mis-
fortunes. The next step Is socialism ana
anarchsm a step reluctantly taken, per
haps, by some; quickly by the Slavs and
Magyars, In whom It Is, as 1t were, part
of the blood-born and bred In them be-
fore they come here; and though as yet
few In numbers they have already
played not inconsderable role In the an.
archist demonstrations and labor troubles
Of the West.
Aside from the Objectionable political
heresies Of certain classes of immigrants
there Is according to both BradstcdS and
the Professor, menace TO the American
working man in the "unexpended surplus"
in the labor market, which is being in
creased by immigration. Brdddred'Ssays;
The facts relative 10 the distribution OF
foreign immigrant population, showing as
they do that the pressure OF competition
from this source is fel, mainly by our OWE
industrial population, explain one aspect of
the demand for the restriction of immigra-
ton. This is branch of the question
which, although il has been somewhat dis
cussed already, is likely 10 be still further
and more thoroughly discussed in the near
future 1t would require the full capacity
of the country to assimilate the influx
were the present quality of the character
Of that arriving here years ago; but as It's
quality is poorer than formerly, the ten
dency, says Boyesseu, of this surplus Is
now 10 enlarge the ranks and intensity the
bitterness of the socialstiC organic atoms.
Every steamer unloading the herd OF
Poles, Bohemians, HuDgarians, etc, re-en'
forces the ranks of the socialists and pre-.
pares way for revolution in the future /;
for socialism is the political name OF dis
content and revolution is discomfort rec
enforced by hunger. All the lower strata
of society,"" says..Prof, Boyessen, "and par
ticularly the immigrated portion of it, are,
at present, hungry, not Unnecessarily Tor 1000,
but for the good things of life which are
beyond their reach. They no longer &C
cept poverty and i'll. luck as the inscrtable
decree of providence; nor! do they regard
tie present social order as Interchangeable.
A large portion hate all who are better OFT
than themselves, and are indetatigably ac-
tive In spreading this hate. among all those
whose lot resemble their own"
When, then, says the Professor, these
men shall have found force enough to
make showing, there are politicians anx-
ious enough for their suffrages 10 profess
a sym pathy for them and promise legisla'
ton in their interests; later on, II may
come. Now, therefore, is the time to deal
with This problem, before the acute form
has been reached and possible resort to
force thrust upon the American people
II is better, says the Professor, to prevent
foreign mischief makers from arriving
than to kill them after their arrival" And
In thus exercising a regret OF selection,
the United States would only be following
the precedent made by the European
countries themselves who now not only dis
courage immigration, but in some cases
absolutely prohibit it; at the same time
sending to America at their own expense
the incorrigables and the dependents who
are 10 them dead weights, and who are ST
distinctly recognized as such on their arr
val here.